The last day of April
Today is the last day of April. It looks like another nice weekend for sailing on the Neuse River. Because I got off at noon, I arrived at Oriental just time to unpack the car and do some house keeping on das boot. The winds are from South West at 15 to 20 knots, so I might have to stay ashore this weekend. But the sun set was beautiful and I am looking forward to weekend.
Easter 2010
It was a beautiful Easter weekend. You could not ask for anything better.
Good Friday was the best day to go sailing. It was unusually warm for the first week of April. The temperature was in the mid-80's. Unfortunately, we were unable to depart from our slip. We arrived at Oriental too late in the day. We were planning on going to St. Peter the Fisherman Church (in Oriental) for Good Friday Services at 1500. The nice things about Oriental is that people are friendly, especially at the parish of St. Peter. Some day, I wish to join and be a permanent resident of the community. The nice thing about sailing is that there isn't any time clock, you depart when the weather window is good and time is right for you.
3 April 2010
Saturday, it was foggy. Need I say more.
When we woke up the fog was thick. We could not see the length of the boat. I was hoping to get under way by sun rise, but that did not happen. So, I let the crew sleep in, and they did. It wasn't until 1100 when we could see the other side of the basin. Because of the fog, we were unable to meet up with the Neuse Sailing Association anchored out at West Bay. Our other friends who anchored at South River Friday night stated it was clear there until around 1000, then the fog bank started rolling in.
We finally got underway around noon. We had lunch on the water where very seat has a perfect view. The winds picked up. The wind was coming out of the NorthEast at 8 knots. We could sail north toward South River but it looked like the fog was still hanging around the mouth of the Neuse River.
So we decided to head toward New Bern on a run.
It was our first time out on the water in 2010. The crew were: Michele (coxswain and navigator), Zigman (coxswain and navigator), my two boys (Raymond and Daniel) who handle the lines, and two special guests, Oreo (our cat) and Ziva the wonder dog. As the saying goes "I love that dog!"
Easter - 4 April 2010
Easter Morning, the Lord had risen. My only regret was that the weekend was over. We attended Mass for Easter Services at St. Peter the Fisherman Church in Oriental. Father Paul had another awesome sermon. After Church, we ate lunch at WCYH. Then Michele and I started doing spring cleaning on das boat. The rest of the crew were busy playing Monopoly with their friends. Over all, it was a prefect weekend.
Today is the last day of April. It looks like another nice weekend for sailing on the Neuse River. Because I got off at noon, I arrived at Oriental just time to unpack the car and do some house keeping on das boot. The winds are from South West at 15 to 20 knots, so I might have to stay ashore this weekend. But the sun set was beautiful and I am looking forward to weekend.
